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The term “Apple Silicon” is for very few people, really. How many people who purchase a MacBook know what “x86” is? Almost none. I suspect Apple don’t want the
by untog 6y ago
The term “Apple Silicon” is for very few people, really. How many people who purchase a MacBook know what “x86” is? Almost none. I suspect Apple don’t want the name to be all that memorable because they don’t want a large segment of their customer base to be worried about a big change they barely understand.
- herpderperator 6y agoThey could just say Apple ARM chips. So the two would be Apple computers with Intel chips, vs Apple computers with ARM chips.
- olliej 6y agoUsers definitely don't know what ARM is - they more likely to think intel==computer than know what ARM is. Look at the iPhone/Pad advertising - it doesn't mention arm. Especially given the apple only uses the ISA, not the ARM reference designs.